Beyond Photonics, LLC
Boulder, CO
- UEI
- ZG3HJG8D1924
- CAGE
- 6NMQ6
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 6205 Lookout Rd b, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
- Website
- beyondphotonics.com
- Founded
- 2011
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $1,400,000 |
| FY2025 | $744,436 |
| FY2024 | $875,992 |
| FY2023 | $1,114,748 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1,400,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. | 6913G619F400128 | $31,846 |
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences… | Shared Services Center | $674,963 |
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About the company
Beyond Photonics, LLC, a small-business manufacturer and R&D prime contractor based in Boulder, Colorado, designs and delivers specialized lidar systems, fiber-coupled laser components, and coherent Doppler wind profiling instruments to NASA and the Department of Defense, operating almost exclusively as a prime (98% of recent awards) under total small business set-asides on SBIR and STTR contracts and sole-source procurements.
Beyond Photonics is structured as a for-profit limited liability partnership and manufactures advanced photonic and laser technologies, with particular depth in atmospheric-science lidar systems and precision fiber-coupled laser components. The vendor's recent prime award portfolio centers on NASA's Shared Services Center (24 awards, $11.2 million combined potential value), which accounts for 95% of award count and 100% of combined potential value across the active customer base. The Missile Defense Agency (2 awards, $1.6 million) and NASA's Langley Research Center (10 awards, $329 thousand) round out the three largest funding sources. Representative work includes a $3.26 million Phase III definitive contract awarded July 12, 2023, for a compact power amplifier for hybrid fiber/bulk wind lidar transmitters (completion date January 1, 2029); an $849,992 Phase II SBIR award from July 9, 2024, for a long-range compact economical lidar system for wind profiling (completion date January 8, 2027); and a $127,913 sole-source purchase order awarded December 11, 2024, from NASA's Shared Services Center for a fiber-coupled PZT-tunable swift laser system at 2052.92nm for the Aerosol Wind Profiler coherent Doppler wind lidar instrument, where NASA determined Beyond Photonics was the only qualified manufacturer and competitors would require one to three years of redesign and validation.
The vendor's work portfolio spans research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (14 awards), space R&D services and basic research (11 awards by PSC), and maintenance and repair of laboratory instruments (5 awards by PSC). All small-business set-asides recorded in the source are total small business designations, aligning with the vendor's primary SBIR and STTR engagement model with NASA. Beyond Photonics holds a single identified parent vehicle — a Department of Transportation indefinite delivery contract — which carries minimal task order volume. Two awards with combined potential value of $850 thousand reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. The vendor acts as a subcontractor on one identified award: maintenance services for FAA lidars under Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. as the prime. Combined potential value across the 41-award portfolio totals $13.6 million, with $11.3 million obligated (83% of potential value), reflecting the vendor's early-stage SBIR trajectory and high contract award density relative to realized funding.
Quick answers
Is Beyond Photonics, LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Beyond Photonics, LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through March 16, 2027.
How much has Beyond Photonics, LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $744,436 to Beyond Photonics, LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $4,135,176 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Beyond Photonics, LLC's most recent federal award?
Beyond Photonics, LLC's most recent federal grant award is Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences… (80NSSC26K0912), from Shared Services Center, on May 7, 2026.
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